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Help - Looking to buy an Estate Hunter ????? harbourman at 5:38am 10.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1002 long time dingy guy. looking at swing keel Hunter HIN -- HUN 22691/M84B -- I think.It's been stri
Port light curtains source? NorfolkRagbagger at 7:18am 10.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2480 I always search the forums before posting because there is SO much information here. No luck findin
Hunter announces Certified Pre-Owned program Phil Herring at 6:40am 10.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1403 We just received a press release from Hunter Marine announcing the introduction of a certified pre-o
Catalina 27 can27 at 6:08am 10.01.07 Trailer Sailors 6/1982 Hello, new catalina 27 (1990) owner and I just purchased a boat withour cradle or trailer. Is it r
Water in Engine Sump Mark Juetten at 5:59am 10.01.07 Big Boats 6/897 Recently found 3" H2O in engine sump after running engine. Clean -no fuel or oil, water temp cool to
ICW trouble spots Kevin R Quinn at 5:53am 10.01.07 Ask All Sailors 0/829 If you will be traveling on the ICW Cruisersnet.net have some new vidios posted on their web site th
Where's my old 37'Cutter? Ray Locke at 8:40am 10.01.07 The Cherubini Hunters 0/814 I'm looking for my old cutter that I had and loved for 12 years. Had it here on the Chesapeake for
Suggested windvane steering for 1977' H25 Vin11979 at 9:01am 10.01.07 Smaller Boats 1/797 Looking for suggestions for an affordable new/used windvane self-steering tool for a 1977 Hunter 25.
Changing boats tdc22462 at 9:48am 10.01.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1490 I presently have an O'day 25 with a retractable centerboard, but am considering a larger boat. I'm
Around the Delmarva Cat Sailor at 7:58am 10.01.07 Trailer Sailors 0/1323 I posted this on the "big boat" forum a week or so ago and got laughed at; the bridges are too low (
Varnishing your Teak Bill at 10:38am 10.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1171 When you varnished your teak did you remove it all from the boat in order to seal the undersides, or
Winch, making it electric Jim Kissinger at 10:36am 10.01.07 Ask All Sailors 21/2313 With the in-mast furling main it takes me forever to crank it in. So I am thinking of installing an
Do you trust the weather models? CharlieCobra at 11:07am 10.01.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1441 I use two sources for weather, NOAA and the BIS Portal from UW. BIS is usually very accurate, mores
I'm new to sailing, Mac at 11:47am 10.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1023 but what does it mean when I'm heeled over at around 25 degrees and I have to pull real hard on the
9 volt solar charger Mac at 12:16pm 10.01.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1034 I just received a Patrick Solarverter 9 volt charger. If I hook this up to my battery on my boat, w
Looking for a used main and genoa clucas at 12:55pm 10.01.07 Other Sailboats 0/707 I have a 1977 P30 #995 and am looking to replace a blown out full batten main and 135% tri-radial Ho
icq paul st arnaud at 1:11pm 10.01.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/998 i am trying to sell my yacht and the broker mentioned something about ICQ needing repairs, costing b
Trailer Bunks: measurements for c-22 swingk.? FixinHer-up at 2:33pm 10.01.07 Catalina 22 2/3036 Can someone please give me approximate measurements of the necessary trailer bunks'width apart, hei
Trailer winch size Lee Y at 10:22pm 09.29.07 Smaller Boats 1/1019 What is the capacity of the trailer winch for my H23? The original is rusted and needs replacing.
A MAN and his BOAT and a SONGWRITER Chuck R at 10:46pm 09.29.07 Sails Call Lounge 1/19205 They shared their Love of the Sea and Nature and took us to places many of us have not been. All thr

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Will Soda Blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner Davidasailor26 at 6:25pm 09.07.21
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation Sailfanatic at 6:19pm 09.07.21 Thanks mate! Yes, have empty sheave and mast exit. Thanks for the tip on Rig Rite. I just got a "ma
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines jssailem at 6:12pm 09.07.21 Congrats on the new to you boat Terry-Buda Running rigging is a 4-5 out of 10 on the DIY scale. Ri
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Sailfanatic at 6:12pm 09.07.21 If the bilge pump outlet is below water when the boat is heeling, and there is no check valve or ant
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 5:54pm 09.07.21 Thanks mate! Yes, have empty sheave and mast exit. Thanks for the tip on Rig Rite. I just got a "mas
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 5:25pm 09.07.21 So, I'm confused as to whether the mast is up on the boat now or not. If it's up take a lot of pi
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Ken Cross at 5:25pm 09.07.21 Sounds like a tough trip. Hours are usually pretty much uneventful.
Will Soda Blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner shemandr at 5:21pm 09.07.21 Not quite understanding the question. But aggressive SAND blasting of exterior bottom can and has t
Power washing the bilge? Tally Ho at 4:52pm 09.07.21 Someone in another thread has an old, mostly plastic, small boat that has a lot of mold and junk on
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation sail sfbay at 4:41pm 09.07.21 I think you are on the right track on feeding the halyard down the mast. Do you have a spare sheave
If you had one of these... shemandr at 4:24pm 09.07.21 That sounds like the joke about Soviet TV. 2 channels. When you switch from the government channel
Flying a spinnaker on a Hunter 320 in Jazz Cup sail sfbay at 4:23pm 09.07.21 We did the Jazz Cup and did fly a stock cruising spinnaker for most of the race. ............Should
If you had one of these... Hayden Watson at 3:52pm 09.07.21 Ah hell, I grew up in Twin Falls ID and we only had one channel. Who needs a remote!
Lewmar Wavespring 40 Winch parts (2) sail sfbay at 3:43pm 09.07.21 Lewmar Wavespring 40 winch stripper #17 in the diagram and Lewmar part #15000375 can be purchased he
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines shemandr at 3:35pm 09.07.21 So, I'm confused as to whether the mast is up on the boat now or not. If it's up take a lot of pic
Will Soda Blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner BigEasy at 3:23pm 09.07.21 No, not at all. Depending on how aggressive the blasting is done, you may remove some of the gelc
Dufour 31 main halyard issues Captain Gary at 3:22pm 09.07.21 shemandr, thanks for the input. I'm having a rigger try to unjam it from the between the sheave and
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Mooseman at 3:16pm 09.07.21 That's a Federal documentation number. When you bought the boat you should have sent in the signed
Rudder bearings H34 JamesG161 at 3:14pm 09.07.21 is it a secret? No. But there are bearings on the Boat side and Bearings on the Rudder shaft. Th
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! (1) Mooseman at 3:08pm 09.07.21

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